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Brush softball ends season with 16th win

By Brandon Boles

Times Sports Reporter

Posted:
10/06/2017 10:22:09 AM MDT

Brush senior Sydney Odle (left) runs up the first base line while junior Kamryn Leoffler (right) heads to home plate to score against the University Bulldogs at Joslin-Needham Field on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (Courtesy Photo / OTSportsChek)

Senior night during homecoming week ended the regular season for the Brush Beetdiggers at Joslin-Needham Field on Thursday. The team finished the season by getting a 7-3 win over University to sweep the season series and to finish 16-3 on the season.

University struck in the top first for the early lead, only to see Brush answer in the bottom half of the inning. Kamryn Leoffler hit a triple and scored in the next at-bat from Sydney Odle with an RBI double. Allie Christensen delivered a two-out RBI triple to score Odle, putting Brush in front 2-1.

Pitcher Allie Weingarten kept University off the board in the second inning, bringing the hot offense back up to the plate right away. Mady Griffith led off with a double and moved up to third on a wild pitch. She would score when Kendall Elliott hit a hard ground ball on the right side of the field. Weingarten and Brooklynn Cox both reached base to bring up Leoffler with two outs. A pitch that found the heart of the strike zone was drilled to the outfield for a two-run double, pushing the Brush lead to 5-1.

The run support would be enough for Weingarten and the team to get the win. Each team scored two more runs the rest of the game before Brush could celebrate senior night on its home field.

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The Beetdiggers finish the regular season with a two-win improvement from last season by reaching 16 wins. Brush will either finish in a three-way tie for first place in the Patriot League or alone in second place in the conference standings depending on Saturday's result between Strasburg and Eaton.

Now that the regular season is over, the Beetdiggers will wait to find out where they will be seeded for the 3A regional tournaments next week. The tournaments are used to fill the 16-team field for the 3A state tournament, which is set for Oct. 20-21 at Aurora Sports Park. Entering Friday, the Beetdiggers were ranked No. 1 in the RPI standings, putting them in good position to host a regional tournament for a second straight year.

Regional tournament brackets are scheduled to come out Monday from the Colorado High School Activities Association.

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